As many as 10,000 Georgians participated in the grassroots march which was held on Jan. 21. Organizers said about half a million people participated. The march was a wake-up call to return to Georgia and fight for change, one metro Atlanta teacher said. Speaker Gloria Steinem said the march yielded “1,000 more buses than the (Trump) inauguration.” Many attendees said Trump’s divisive presidential campaign inspired them to participate. “It was important for our voices to be heard," said one metr

Georgia is one of the worst states in the nation for women’s equality in new ranking

Analysts compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia across two key dimensions: women’s economic and social well-being plus women’s health and safety.

The two main categories were assessed using 23 relevant indicators, such as median earnings, share of women in poverty, female uninsured rate, female homicide rate and more. All data used to create the ranking were collected from the U.S. Census Bureau, Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other reputable sources.